Walter Isaacson’s book “Elon Musk” hit shelves today, after two years of unrestricted access to the Tesla and X chief. The seasoned journalist and biographer discusses the good, bad and ugly behind Musk and the demons that drive him. Isaacson recounts a heated exchange between the Tesla CEO and Bill Gates, how Elon Musk thinks of his own power, and what’s behind Musk’s controversial midnight posts on X. Plus, eight more tech companies including Adobe, IBM, and Nvidia have signed up for President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments regarding artificial intelligence. 

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In this episode:
Walter Isaacson, @WalterIsaacson
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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